ZIP 19131 recorded 317 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,950 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Philadelphia County, PA.
1,950 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 443 | |
| 2022 | 399 | |
| 2023 | 409 | |
| 2024 | 382 | |
| 2025 | 317 |
May peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19131 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 444 | 22.8% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 256 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 240 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 224 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 185 | 9.5% |
For the 32 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19131 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 281 | 27.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 147 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 133 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 66 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 59 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 38 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 36 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 34 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 244 | 23.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 313 | 30.2% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 250 | 24.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 151 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 54 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 53 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 45 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 33 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 24 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 115 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19131 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $31,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19131.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia | 1,939 | |
| 2 | Bala Cynwyd | 8 | |
| 3 | Merion Station | 3 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 1,950 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.